Gorgeous photograph of vintage cups and saucers found via Jane and The Happy Crow,The photograph was taken at Trevoole Farm, Cornwall, of course they serve afternoon teas...
Friday, 9 July 2010
Vintage Cups & Saucers - Trevoole Farm
Gorgeous photograph of vintage cups and saucers found via Jane and The Happy Crow,The photograph was taken at Trevoole Farm, Cornwall, of course they serve afternoon teas...
Sunday, 4 July 2010
The perfect cup of tea
Like any fresh, high quality food, tea needs to be properly prepared to get the best out of it. When cooking good quality fresh food care needs to be taken - would you boil asparagus for thirty minutes or fry a fillet steak for an hour?
Although tea-making is much more simple than cooking food, it is still worth paying attention to a few important details including water temperature, amount of leaf, steeping time and the size of the teapot you use.
There are a few general rules which one might like to bear in mind:
The larger the amount of leaf, the stronger the infusion
The longer the infusion time the stronger the tea
Different teas require different temperature water: boiling water may scold delicate green and white teas
Small teapots are preferable because the strength of the infusion can easily be controlled. Large teapots both allow the flavour of the tea to dissipate and the leaves to stew.
Although tea-making is much more simple than cooking food, it is still worth paying attention to a few important details including water temperature, amount of leaf, steeping time and the size of the teapot you use.
There are a few general rules which one might like to bear in mind:
The larger the amount of leaf, the stronger the infusion
The longer the infusion time the stronger the tea
Different teas require different temperature water: boiling water may scold delicate green and white teas
Small teapots are preferable because the strength of the infusion can easily be controlled. Large teapots both allow the flavour of the tea to dissipate and the leaves to stew.
taken from from the Jing website, who stock over 80 blends of tea for more info check out their infusion guide.
Saturday, 19 June 2010
Friday, 11 June 2010
Afternoon tea by Sydney-based Benja Harvey
Paper afternoon tea by Sydney-based Benja Harvey -no calories!
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Paper Cake Stand?
Create your very own party table centre piece with this easy to assemble card cake stand.
£10.00 + p & p from Heal's
Thursday, 27 May 2010
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
Tea with Alice
Inspired by Disney's new Alice in Wonderland film Clipper Teas have created a very special range of loose leaf teas:
and
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
How's this for a range of teas?
1 Peacocks Breakfast Tea - A bright, fragrant flavoursome cuppa: a blend of Assam & Ceylon teas
2 Ordinary Tea - A stronger tea that brews quickly: Assam, Ceylon and Kenya teas blended
3 Builders Tea - Stronger yet: with an extra spoonful for the pot: how our painter likes it
4 Decaff. Tea - A rich smooth Ceylon tea with all the flavour but no caffeine
5 Ceylon - A refreshing oaky medium-strong blend of tea from Sri Lanka
6.TaylorsYorkshire - A strongish blend mixed to console and cheer Hull City fans and other tykes
7 Russian Caravan - A tasty, slightly smoky blend, harking back to the days of camel caravans
8 Earl Grey - The famous English blend, flavoured with bergamot orange from Calabria
9 Decaff. Earl Grey - Ceylon tea, bergamot oil, but none of the caffeine; refreshing and delicate
10 Blue Lady - Better than Lady Grey, we think; a subtle mix with bergamot and lemon
11 Grapefruit EarlGrey - Deliciously refreshing variation on Earl Grey; our favourite Earl Grey
12 Lapsang Souchong - A smoky Chinese speciality; like Marmite you love it or hate it
13 Sherlock Holmes NEW - Earl Grey with Lapsang Souchong; our own mix: its elementary & good
14 Doctor Watson NEW - Our blend of Keemun, Darjeeling & Lapsang Souchong;: good with food
15 Moriarty NEW - Black Chai with delicious spices: star anise, pepper, cinnamon, fennel etc
16 Rose Congou - Sweetly fragrant rose-scented tea, ideal in the garden
17 Spring Tea - China tea with raspberry & elderberry flavours juniper heather & more
18 Norfolk Lavender - China tea with lavender flowers from Heacham Mill; the scent of summer
19 Violet - China tea with violets: what better to accompany a Devon Cream Tea?
20 Lemon - Flavoured with lemon and served with lemon slices: a tea to restore zest
21 Liquorice - For fans of Pomfret Cakes and Liquorice Allsorts, or just for a change
22 Vanilla - Gentle & exotic, an old favourite of ours to soothe the nerves at any time
23 Sweet Orange - A simple mix of black tea with the peel and essential oil of sweet oranges
24 Apple & Cinnamon - A warming blend with the aroma of apple pie
25 Arabic Tea - A simple favourite from the Middle East, spiced with cardamom and clove
26 Bengal Tiger - Flavoured with ginger, tasty tea with a bite: if you like ginger, youll love it
27 Cardamom - Our recreation of a warm spicy blend we first came across in Mauritius
28 Keemun Best - Fragrant China tea from Anhui a rich copper brew & slightly sweet taste
29 Yunnan - From the south-west China, it brews a rich, slightly earthy, malty flavour
30 Java - A rich, golden-coloured brew from Indonesia, light and full of flavour
31 Darjeeling - A fragrant lighter Indian tea, from the foot hills of the Himalayas
32 Singbulli - Early-picked, single-estate Darjeeling; a good breakfast tea
33 Ilam Valley - From Nepal with flowery tips for a delicate golden brew; well worth trying
34 Assam Special - Strong rich malty brew from north-east India; perfect in the morning
35 Nilgiri - From the Blue Mountains of south-west India: golden, brisk and fragrant
36 Lovers Leap - A famous, delicate, golden Ceylon tea, from Nuwara Eliya in the highlands
37 Kenya - Specially made large leaf African tea with a smooth flavour
38 Kwazulu - A bright & rare South African tea, perfect to celebrate the 2010 World Cup
39 Margarets Hope - A light Darjeeling from a great tea garden; good without milk or lemon
40 Gorgie Best - From Georgia, via Paris; and a tribute to the worlds greatest player
41Tregothnan Classic - Real English tea grown in Cornwall & blended with Assam & China tea
42 Autumn Blend - China & Ceylon tea flavoured with fruits: quince fig grape hazelnut raisin
43 Kashmiri - Our first and best Chai: a rich blend of Indian spices, orange peel and more
44 Black Witch - Dark spicy blend from Berlin including star anise, ginger, apple & cinnamon
45 ChocolateImperial - Chocolate and burnt caramel; rich, tempting and delicious; great with milk
46 Marco Polo - A real classic from Paris; with fruit & flowers of China & Tibet
47 Pleine Lune - Our favourite French tea; almonds, vanilla, honey etc; OTT & wonderful.
48 Billy Tea - From Queensland, mixed with Eucalyptus leaf & a bit of Lapsang Souchong
49 Moon Palace - Fine China Chun Mee; a smooth, sweetish yellow liquor with a hint of plum
50 Young Hyson - A historic China tea; picked in the early spring for a light fresh flavour
51GunpowderGreen - Rolled into small pellets; the amber liquor has a gentle herbal flavour.
52 Jasmine Blossom - Beautiful, fragrant tea, flavoured and decorated with jasmine flowers
53 Moroccan Mint - Green China Tea combined with spearmint for a refreshing N African tea
54Genmai Cha - Traditional Japanese blend of Bancha green tea and roasted brown rice
55Green Earl Grey - A delicate mix of China green tea with the citrus taste of bergamot
56 Blue River - A Parisian blend of Green tea with fruit and flowers
57 Cerisier - A delightful cherry-blossom scented Japanese sencha tea: perfectly relaxing
58 Marengo - With a fruity North German flavour of sanddorn (sea buckthorn): delicious
59 Grapefruit Moon - Stunning citrussy blend: lemon grapefruit blood-orange bergamot cardamon
60 Formosa Peach - A light liquor with a slightly peachy aftertaste from large ragged leaves of tea
61 Orange Blossom Special - A fine Formosa oolong gently flavoured with orange blossom
62 Pai Mu Tan White Peony Tiny new silvery-green leaves, giving a pale yellow liquor with a hint of nuttiness
63 Pu Erh - A dark China tea, specially stored after drying, for an unmistakable earthy taste
64 Vietnam Imperial An oolong with a great woody bouquet from First Class Teas; strongly recommended
65 Ginseng Oolong - Wonderful, smooth and balanced; rolled leaves coated in powdered ginseng
66 Charleston Tea - Black tea grown in the USAs only tea plantation on Wadmalaw Island SC.
67 Flor de Oro - Traditionally-made black tea, from Misiones province, Argentina; full flavoured
68 Cloud Forest - From Guatemala, organic black tea grown on the slopes of the Atitln volcano
69 Cha Gorreana - Azores Orange Pekoe - Black tea grown mid-Atlantic, at the very edge of Europe
70 Cochabamba - A rare, rich and distinctive Bolivian organic black tea grown high in the Andes
71 Golden Hook - An exotic black tea from China, with a colour, smell & taste all its own
72 Old Gentlemans Tea - An unusual black tea from Georgia; handmade by the grower, Yuri
served at Peacocks Tearoom
2 Ordinary Tea - A stronger tea that brews quickly: Assam, Ceylon and Kenya teas blended
3 Builders Tea - Stronger yet: with an extra spoonful for the pot: how our painter likes it
4 Decaff. Tea - A rich smooth Ceylon tea with all the flavour but no caffeine
5 Ceylon - A refreshing oaky medium-strong blend of tea from Sri Lanka
6.TaylorsYorkshire - A strongish blend mixed to console and cheer Hull City fans and other tykes
7 Russian Caravan - A tasty, slightly smoky blend, harking back to the days of camel caravans
8 Earl Grey - The famous English blend, flavoured with bergamot orange from Calabria
9 Decaff. Earl Grey - Ceylon tea, bergamot oil, but none of the caffeine; refreshing and delicate
10 Blue Lady - Better than Lady Grey, we think; a subtle mix with bergamot and lemon
11 Grapefruit EarlGrey - Deliciously refreshing variation on Earl Grey; our favourite Earl Grey
12 Lapsang Souchong - A smoky Chinese speciality; like Marmite you love it or hate it
13 Sherlock Holmes NEW - Earl Grey with Lapsang Souchong; our own mix: its elementary & good
14 Doctor Watson NEW - Our blend of Keemun, Darjeeling & Lapsang Souchong;: good with food
15 Moriarty NEW - Black Chai with delicious spices: star anise, pepper, cinnamon, fennel etc
16 Rose Congou - Sweetly fragrant rose-scented tea, ideal in the garden
17 Spring Tea - China tea with raspberry & elderberry flavours juniper heather & more
18 Norfolk Lavender - China tea with lavender flowers from Heacham Mill; the scent of summer
19 Violet - China tea with violets: what better to accompany a Devon Cream Tea?
20 Lemon - Flavoured with lemon and served with lemon slices: a tea to restore zest
21 Liquorice - For fans of Pomfret Cakes and Liquorice Allsorts, or just for a change
22 Vanilla - Gentle & exotic, an old favourite of ours to soothe the nerves at any time
23 Sweet Orange - A simple mix of black tea with the peel and essential oil of sweet oranges
24 Apple & Cinnamon - A warming blend with the aroma of apple pie
25 Arabic Tea - A simple favourite from the Middle East, spiced with cardamom and clove
26 Bengal Tiger - Flavoured with ginger, tasty tea with a bite: if you like ginger, youll love it
27 Cardamom - Our recreation of a warm spicy blend we first came across in Mauritius
28 Keemun Best - Fragrant China tea from Anhui a rich copper brew & slightly sweet taste
29 Yunnan - From the south-west China, it brews a rich, slightly earthy, malty flavour
30 Java - A rich, golden-coloured brew from Indonesia, light and full of flavour
31 Darjeeling - A fragrant lighter Indian tea, from the foot hills of the Himalayas
32 Singbulli - Early-picked, single-estate Darjeeling; a good breakfast tea
33 Ilam Valley - From Nepal with flowery tips for a delicate golden brew; well worth trying
34 Assam Special - Strong rich malty brew from north-east India; perfect in the morning
35 Nilgiri - From the Blue Mountains of south-west India: golden, brisk and fragrant
36 Lovers Leap - A famous, delicate, golden Ceylon tea, from Nuwara Eliya in the highlands
37 Kenya - Specially made large leaf African tea with a smooth flavour
38 Kwazulu - A bright & rare South African tea, perfect to celebrate the 2010 World Cup
39 Margarets Hope - A light Darjeeling from a great tea garden; good without milk or lemon
40 Gorgie Best - From Georgia, via Paris; and a tribute to the worlds greatest player
41Tregothnan Classic - Real English tea grown in Cornwall & blended with Assam & China tea
42 Autumn Blend - China & Ceylon tea flavoured with fruits: quince fig grape hazelnut raisin
43 Kashmiri - Our first and best Chai: a rich blend of Indian spices, orange peel and more
44 Black Witch - Dark spicy blend from Berlin including star anise, ginger, apple & cinnamon
45 ChocolateImperial - Chocolate and burnt caramel; rich, tempting and delicious; great with milk
46 Marco Polo - A real classic from Paris; with fruit & flowers of China & Tibet
47 Pleine Lune - Our favourite French tea; almonds, vanilla, honey etc; OTT & wonderful.
48 Billy Tea - From Queensland, mixed with Eucalyptus leaf & a bit of Lapsang Souchong
49 Moon Palace - Fine China Chun Mee; a smooth, sweetish yellow liquor with a hint of plum
50 Young Hyson - A historic China tea; picked in the early spring for a light fresh flavour
51GunpowderGreen - Rolled into small pellets; the amber liquor has a gentle herbal flavour.
52 Jasmine Blossom - Beautiful, fragrant tea, flavoured and decorated with jasmine flowers
53 Moroccan Mint - Green China Tea combined with spearmint for a refreshing N African tea
54Genmai Cha - Traditional Japanese blend of Bancha green tea and roasted brown rice
55Green Earl Grey - A delicate mix of China green tea with the citrus taste of bergamot
56 Blue River - A Parisian blend of Green tea with fruit and flowers
57 Cerisier - A delightful cherry-blossom scented Japanese sencha tea: perfectly relaxing
58 Marengo - With a fruity North German flavour of sanddorn (sea buckthorn): delicious
59 Grapefruit Moon - Stunning citrussy blend: lemon grapefruit blood-orange bergamot cardamon
60 Formosa Peach - A light liquor with a slightly peachy aftertaste from large ragged leaves of tea
61 Orange Blossom Special - A fine Formosa oolong gently flavoured with orange blossom
62 Pai Mu Tan White Peony Tiny new silvery-green leaves, giving a pale yellow liquor with a hint of nuttiness
63 Pu Erh - A dark China tea, specially stored after drying, for an unmistakable earthy taste
64 Vietnam Imperial An oolong with a great woody bouquet from First Class Teas; strongly recommended
65 Ginseng Oolong - Wonderful, smooth and balanced; rolled leaves coated in powdered ginseng
66 Charleston Tea - Black tea grown in the USAs only tea plantation on Wadmalaw Island SC.
67 Flor de Oro - Traditionally-made black tea, from Misiones province, Argentina; full flavoured
68 Cloud Forest - From Guatemala, organic black tea grown on the slopes of the Atitln volcano
69 Cha Gorreana - Azores Orange Pekoe - Black tea grown mid-Atlantic, at the very edge of Europe
70 Cochabamba - A rare, rich and distinctive Bolivian organic black tea grown high in the Andes
71 Golden Hook - An exotic black tea from China, with a colour, smell & taste all its own
72 Old Gentlemans Tea - An unusual black tea from Georgia; handmade by the grower, Yuri
served at Peacocks Tearoom
Thursday, 20 May 2010
Country Living Magazine's Bring Back Teatime
While afternoon tea at top hotels has never been more glamorous,
more ordinary, down-to-earth teatime seems to have fallen by the wayside
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
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